Monthly report

Attorney discipline, April 2006

18 New York attorney discipline decisions in April 2006: 8 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 7 suspended, 3 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (8)

• Matter of J. Daniel Lenahan — Matter of J. Daniel Lenahan, 2006 NY Slip Op 03409 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Jan Bernard Kabas — Matter of Jan B. Kabas, 2006 NY Slip Op 03088 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Samuel Gen — Matter of Samuel Gen, 2006 NY Slip Op 03007 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Seth Bader — Matter of Seth Bader, 2006 NY Slip Op 02884 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Maurice Bernard Melman — Matter of Maurice B. Melman, 2006 NY Slip Op 02660 · First Department · Disbarred
• Afi Drake — Matter of Afi Drake, 2006 NY Slip Op 02659 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Grace P. Thompson — Matter of Grace P. Thompson, 2006 NY Slip Op 02554 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Baird Cuber — Matter of Baird Cuber, 2006 NY Slip Op 02481 · First Department · Disbarred

Suspended (6)

• Matter of Robert N. Bakalik — Matter of Robert N. Bakalik, 2006 NY Slip Op 03412 · Fourth Department · Suspended
• Sheldon Herbert Kronegold — Matter of Sheldon H. Kronegold, 2006 NY Slip Op 03089 · Second Department · Suspended for two years
• Mark Broydes — Matter of Mark Broydes, 2006 NY Slip Op 03032 · First Department · Suspended indefinitely
• Matter of Philip M. Van Aelstyn — Matter of Philip M. Van Aelstyn, 2006 NY Slip Op 02975 · Third Department · Suspended for one year
• Matter of Eric Steele — Matter of Eric Steele, 2006 NY Slip Op 02551 · Second Department · Suspended for three years
• Matter of Virginia R. Iaquinta-Snigur — Matter of Virginia R. Iaquinta-Snigur, 2006 NY Slip Op 02544 · Second Department · Suspended for three years

Interim suspension (1)

• Walter A. Murawinski, Jr. — Matter of Walter A. Murawinski, 2006 NY Slip Op 02822 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (3)

• Matter of Thomas J. Fendick — Matter of Thomas J. Fendick, 2006 NY Slip Op 03410 · Fourth Department · Public censure
• Matter of Yves-Merry Telemaque — Matter of Yves-Merry Telemaque, 2006 NY Slip Op 02553 · Second Department · Public censure
• Matter of Harris Litwak — Matter of Harris Litwak, 2006 NY Slip Op 02547 · Second Department · Public censure

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Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.